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Who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, the document commemorated by America250?
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Thomas Jefferson
What was the name of the resolution Congress passed on July 2, 1776, two days before approving the Declaration of Independence?
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Lee Resolution
Which 1773 protest saw colonists throw taxed tea into Boston Harbor?
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Boston Tea Party
Which 1765 British law placed a direct tax on printed materials in the American colonies?
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Stamp Act
Which 1781 siege ended major British military operations in the American Revolution?
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Siege of Yorktown
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Which 1773 protest saw colonists throw taxed tea into Boston Harbor?
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Boston Tea Party
Which 1781 siege ended major British military operations in the American Revolution?
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Siege of Yorktown
Which 1777 American victory persuaded France that the Revolution could succeed?
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Battle of Saratoga
Which April 1775 battles marked the start of armed conflict in the American Revolution?
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Lexington and Concord
Which train toured the United States during the 1976 bicentennial, the 50-year predecessor to America250?
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American Freedom Train
What phrase opens the Declaration of Independence, a text highlighted by America250?
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When in the Course of human events
Which document is America250 primarily commemorating?
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Declaration of Independence